Preserved Sunshine | Pastel Pumpkin Bouquet Art Print

This gentle art print features a white pumpkin overflowing with pastel blooms, a soft arrangement of flowers that captures the beauty of harvest and home. Printed on archival matte photo paper in 5x7 or 8x10, each piece is sustainably made with vibrant inks and shipped in recycled packaging. A tender seasonal accent for nurseries, kitchens, or cozy gathering spaces.

Product Details:

• Dimensions: 5"x7" or 8"x10", unframed
• Originally created as a watercolor painting
• Designed and printed in-house
• Printed with archival, vibrant pigment-based inks
• Ships with 100% recycled, reclaimed, or reused materials
• Origin: Printed in the U.S.A.
  

About the Paper:

• Archival matte photo paper for lasting quality
• 100% recyclable
• Paper made in the U.S.A

About The Artist

Shannon Marie creates original mixed-media and watercolor art, often blending paint, gouache, ink, and other techniques. Each piece is printed with eco-friendly practices in mind. Alongside every artwork is a unique story that reflects the beauty of small, everyday moments. Her stories acts as a reminder to slow down and notice the little things in life. Shannon hopes that when you look at her art, you feel encouraged and at peace, knowing it was created with both heart and sustainability in mind.

Story:

Preserved Sunshine

Snip! She remembered the sound well. The scrape of the shears took her back to a place she hadn’t visited in a long time. Careful to leave the flowers pollinators actively bounced across, she selected her blooms for drying. Subtle as a warm breeze, her mind drifted toward much younger years while she worked.

Every spring and summer it was the same. I’d carry the oversized woven basket while Grandmother harvested bright fragrant flowers. She would gather like blooms together, wrap the ends in jute, and hang them to dry. Her walls and shelves were filled with these aromatic adornments. This act imprinted on my senses forever.

In time, the nights began to cool and the sun went to bed sooner. The chill of the mornings lingered longer, the blooms faded, and the gardens grew dull.

A lover of beauty, Grandmother couldn’t allow the gloom of colder days to dominate her quaint house. Climbing deep into the cellar, she’d return with a stout yet plump pumpkin. Cutting and scraping, she’d carve out the pumpkin. Wasting nothing, she’d gently roast the seeds filling the home with a delicious aroma. Scanning her walls for the perfect arrangement of preserved sunshine from the spring and summer blooms, she adorned her carved vase.

With each color and texture thoughtfully arranged, she centered it on a freshly laid tablecloth and runner. Suddenly the room was alive once again, featuring blooms of yellow, pink, and purple, bursting from their squat vessel.

Pulling from her past, she sat at her own table, with the preserved scents of the recent seasons before her, reminded that endings, too, can be radiant.

"Some memories are realities and are better than anything that can ever happen to one again."

 -Willa Cather, from My Ántonia